Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-28
THE TRAVELLERS RETURN.
THEIR SAFE ARRIVAL AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Getting Ready for Congress--Thc Presi'
dents Annual Messagc-Thc Fish
eries-Thc Surplus and the Navy.
Many Important Questions.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23..-Tho presidents
train drew into the Baltimore and Potomac
depot this morning. The president and Mrs
Cleveland, Col. Lamont, Mr.. w. S. Bissell
and DR.. Bryant were driven TO the executive
mansion and Postmaster General and Mrs.
Villas directly TO their home.
Curiosity to see the cars in which the
presidential party has been travelling for the
past three weeks brought quite n number OF
people to the depot this morning.
Since leaving Washington at nearly every
stop the cars composing tho Especial" have
been thoroughly cleaned and in several in
stances paint and varnsh have been applied.
LII this way they have been kept bright and
fresh, and barring a few scratches on the
sides caused by people climbing up to look
through the windows, etc, they return as
good and neat as when tn y departed.
There has not been day since the train
left the capital on Sept. 30 that the drawing
room of the presidents car has not been
decorated throughout with FRESH flowers t.
ceved from friends along the line of travel,
and, indeed, during the greater part OF the
time it has been impossible to carry the floral
offerings on the train.
The first subject which will occupy the at
tention of the president next week will be
the preparation of his annual message to con
gress. AS the national legislative hopper
will resume operations at the old stand III
seven weeks, the busy season within the peri
phery of the administration has commenced.
The secretaries are husily occupied at then
neutrality-suspicious. reports, synopses OF which
the president will request by tho LIST of No
vember, in order that he may carefully digest
the subjects discussed for his own consdcra
ton and treatment i'll his review of the
operations of his executive administration
for the past twelve months. The three most
important subjects of the year have been til,
fisheries, the surplus and the navy. There
have been no great events of exceptional re-
forms in military administration, in posta
affairs, in the management of julicial affair
or in the control OF internal concerns.
An important feature of the president
message and the secretary's report will be tn.
tariff question. This from all Indication.
will come in for a larga share of recognition
and space. The schedules, which are now
being prepared in the treasury department
are scaled in accordance with the genera
agreement of the Oak View conference sew
eral weeks ago.
Secretary Whitney, who arrived here j.
| the beginning of the week, has since passed
all his time at Grasslands. His official mai
and all matters requiring his attention are
sent to him there. He is deeply engrosse
in the preparation of his report. That por
ton Of this official paper relating to the pro
gress Of work on the new ships will show
that the rebuilding Of the navy has made
| good start.
| Since tho close of reconstruction legisla
ton the government and congress has never
| had so many and so important questions t.
| deal with. Next week the administration
will get down to business and the forming o
embry otto parliamentary and political issue
will begin.